Planter and fertilizer-distributer



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'A. S. HEATH 82; 0. V. METT'S. PLANTER AND FERTILIZER DISTRIBUTER.

No. 456,412. Patented July 21, 18 91.

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A. S. HEATH & 0. V. ME-TTS. PLANTER AND FERTILIZER DISTRIBUTER.

No. 456,412. Patented July 21, 1891.

UNrrnn Snares nrnnr OFFICE.

AUHHS'IUS SMITH HEATH AND OLIVER V. METTS, OF MACON, GEORGIA.

PLANTER AND FERTILIZER-DISTRlBUTE R.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 456,412, dated July 21:1891', I Application filed February 6, 1891. J-Serial No. 380.476. (No modem of Bibb, State of Georgia, have invented certain new and'useful Improvements in Planters and Fertilizer-Distributers; and we declarethe following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference bein g had to the accompanying drawings, and

to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to improvenientsin coinbincd-planter-and tlertiliaer-distiiibnter,

and has for its object the construction of the delivery mechanisnr and means for operating the same, whereby the seedand fertilizer are intermittently and regularly deposited.

lhe invention consists of a supportingframe, which has a traction-wheel journaled in its forward end and cultivator-teeth at tached to the under side of its rear end, of a double hopper carried by the frame and provided with a double bottom forming a chainber,in which is carried a reciprocating slide provided with a recess adapted to register alternately with openings in the upper wall of the chamber and similar openings in the lower wall of the same to intermittently deposit the seed and fertilizer contained in the hopper, the spouts leading from the hopper and having their months in such a position asto drop the seed and fertilizer in a 'fu'rrow formed by'the front tooth of the cultivator and be covered by the rear teeth, and the mechanism for operating the said slide, consisting of a spring, the peculiarly-constructed traction-wheel, and the interniediateiconnections. a

The invention further consists of'the novel construction, combination, and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter more fully dc scribed, pointed out in the appended claim, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

In the accompanying drawings,-in which similar letters of reference designate corresponding parts, Figure 1 is a side elevation of adevice embodying the invention. Fig. 2 is a plan view. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal ver:

will be described later on.

tical section. Fig. at is a rear elevation. Fig. 5 is a perspective View of the slide.

In the drawings, A A represent the longi; tudinal bars, which, together with the transverse bars B B, connecting th eir ends, and the transverse intermediate bars 0 G,forni the supporting-frame of the machine. These bars are preferably formed of flat pieces of metal cut and bent to the desired shape and joined together in any suitable manner.

On the front crbss-bar B isjouiinaled the carrying-wheel, of peculiar construction, which The ends of the front cross-bar B are extended beyond the longitudinal bars and have secured thereon the bifurcated end of the hook E. The ends ot'the' bifurcation are-extended beyond their points of attachment and are bent inwardly, forming the lugs e e, which serve to support the hook in such a way as to prevent it from dropping below a horizontal position.

To the rear end of the longitudinal bars A A are secured the standards F F, to the lower ends of which are adjustably secured the plows F F. To the central part of the longitudinal bars, beneath th e intermediate crossbar-O, is secured the standard G, the lower part of which has a construction similar to that of the standard F. The upper ends of the sides g g of the standard are spread 1 apart at the top and the end of each'secured to the longitudinal bar on its respective side.

To this standard is secured the plow Gr Braces ff extend from the longitudinal bars to the standards and serve to steady and keep them in their relative positions.

S S represent handles secured at their lower ends to the longitudinal bars immediately back of the intermediate crossbar O, and extend upward and baiclgwardin the ordinary manner. l

s s are braces extending from the rearends of the longitudinal bars to the handle.

On the intermediate crossbars G C isseon red the hopper II, which is divided into two compartments by the partition II, and which is provided with. a double bottom consisting of upper and lower walls It and h, respectively forming betweenthem the chamber 71 open at its front and rear ends. In the upper wall of this chamber are the openings h and hflpiiening, respectively, intothe rear parts of the two compartments. In the lower A wall are the openings 7L5 and h, respectively the recesses 2' situated in front of the openings h and h.

In the chamber h -is carried thereciprocating slide I, having its ends projecting through the openings in the ends of the chamber. In this slide are formed the recesses t' and t", of the same diameter as the openings into the said chamber 7L2. The distancebetween the openings 7L3 audit and k and 7&6 the chamber and the recesses in the slide are respectively equal. It will be observed that the slide has considerable thickness, so that and 2" will have sufficient depth to carry the necessary amount of seed and fertilizer to be deposited at each dropping. Leading from the op nings in the bottom of the chamber k to a suitable place to deposit the seed and fertilizer are the spouts J.

To the rear side of the hdpper is secured the flat spring K, having its lower end curved outward and attached by the S-hook is to the projecting end of the slide. Normally the spring K will tend to cause the recesses iand 2" of the slide to register, respectively, with the openings h and h of the chamber h The front end of the slide, which projects beyond the chamber 72 is bent upward and outward, forming a shoulder "JQwhich prevents the spring K from drawing the slide too far backward, so that the recesses in the slide will pass the openings in the top of thechamber. J 7 r L represents a lever pivoted at Z to the side of the hopper and having its rear end or handle in close proximity to one of the handles S, so as to be easily grasped by the operator. A band or guide-loop Z limits the play of the lever. The front endiof the lever extends beyondthe hopper a short distance and is bent inwardly, and has journaled on its end the upper endof the pendent arm M. The lower end of this arm is secured to the front end of the slide I by the link N. The configuration of the link is such as will enable it to pass the wheel W without coming in contact with the same, and its front end is adjustably secured to the lower end .of the arm by means of the nuts 0: 00. The main part of the wheel \/V is of any suitable construction adapted to the purpose.

W is a circular band secured to the spokes concentric with the periphery of the wheel, andis provided at sockets min which can be removably seated the pins P. When the wheel is rotated, these pins will engage with the extended end an of thependent arm M, and-by means of the same in the walls of K, attached to the intervals with holes or and the connecting-link N draw forward i11- termittently the slide I, so that the recesses and II will register, respectively, with the openings k and h. g

The operation of the device is as follows: The hopper is filled with seed and fertilizer which it is desired to distribute, and the operator grasps the handles S S and governs the ac tion of the cultivator-teeth in the ordinary well-known manner. Vhen he desires to have the seed and fertilizer deposited, he elevates the rear end of the lever L, which will depress the pendent arm M, so that the pins P-will engage with the lower end'of the said arm and force it forward, and through the connecting, link N carry the slide forward so that the recesses 'i and 1" will register with the openings h and h and allow the seed and fertilizer, which have filled into the recesses in the slide through the openings in the top of the chamher, to fall into the spouts and be carried into I the furrow made by the first plow and be covered by the two rear ones; The frequency with which the slide moves can be regulated by the number of pins in the circular band. It is obvious that when the operator desires to stop the outflow of the seed and fertilizer he depresses the lever L. 7

Having thus described our invention, what we claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

In a device of the class described, the 130mbination of the hopper having a chamber formed hopperand beneath the same, the perforated slide 1, carried within the said chamber and having a raised po'rtion 2' to form a stop tolimit the backward play of the slide, the spring rear side of the hopper and the rear end of the slide, the lever L, pivoted to the side of the hopper and having its forward end bent inwardly, the

connected with in its lower part opening into thependent arm M, journaled at its upper end on the inwardly-turned end of the lever and having the extension on at its lowerend, the

link N, adjustably with the front end tion-wheel provided with pins P, adapted to successively engage with theextension m of the pendent arm, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof we affix oursignatures in presence of two witnesses.

. AUGUSTUS sMrrIrn A'rir. E OLIVER V. METTSJ Witnesses: l

J. F. MEANs, B. Z. CHAMBLISS.

connecting the said arm of the slide, and the trac-" 

